Really depends on what you personally want. Ive owned several Jeeps, both soft and hard tops and I can say if I had to do it again (eventually) I'd stick with a soft top. My only real gripe with the hard top is the hassle of taking it off and putting it on. Really a two person job unless you have one of those garage hoist type systems. Then you need to have a place to store it. Now if I lived somewhere with snow, i might change my mind.